[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7619]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND THE UNIVERSAL 
                      DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my newly introduced 
resolution, which honors today as the 65th anniversary of Human Rights 
Day and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  My resolution will shed much-needed light on the importance and 
protection of human rights in our global society so we can prevent acts 
of suppression against people like Nguyen Tien Trung of Vietnam, who 
has been unfairly jailed for democratic activism.
  The Congress and the world must recognize that those that are denied 
basic human rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, or political 
expression are, therefore, denied an opportunity to be treated with 
respect and with dignity.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of my resolution, and I urge all 
Americans to observe the 65th anniversary of Human Rights Day.

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